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Ente Nazionale ldrocarburi

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Eni S.p.A. ( Ente Nazionale Idrocarburi) is an Italian multinational energy company established on February 10, 1953. The company was founded under the leadership of Enrico Mattei, who served as its first chairman, to rebuild Italy’s energy policy and secure the country’s energy independence following World War II. Headquartered in Rome, Eni operates across oil and gas exploration and production, refining, marketing, and, increasingly, renewable energy. The Italian government maintains control through a 31.835% combined stake held by the Ministry of Economy and Finance and state-controlled Cassa Depositi e Prestiti.

Agenzia Giornalistica Italia

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Agenzia Giornalistica Italia (AGI) is an Italian news agency founded in July 1950 by journalist Giulio De Marzio and lawyer Walter Prosperetti. The agency has been controlled by Italian state energy company Eni since 1965. Based in Rome, AGI maintains 15 regional editorial offices across Italy and a foreign bureau in Brussels. The agency produces over 1,000 daily news bulletins covering politics, economics, international affairs, culture, and sports, and publishes in seven languages, including Italian, English, Chinese, Arabic, Spanish, Portuguese, and French. AGI was among Italian media outlets that established partnerships with Chinese state media in the 2010s.

Propaganda Office of the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region Party Committee

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The Propaganda Office of the Party Committee of the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region is the functional department of the Party Committee of the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region in charge of ideological work. The department’s main responsibilities include formulating and implementing tasks, policies and measures for propaganda work in the region in accordance with the deployment of the central government and the regional party committee, coordinating and guiding the work of all units of the regional propaganda and cultural system and the propaganda departments of the party committees at all levels in the region.

AdnKronos and Xinhua Sign MoU on News Cooperation

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In December 2017, Italian news agency AdnKronos and Xinhua News Agency (新華社) signed a cooperation agreement during the fourth World Internet Conference (世界互聯網大會) in Wuzhen, Zhejiang Province. According to a report by PrimaOnline, the agreement covered news exchange, video production, and digital interconnection between the agencies.

Italia News Online Partners with China Media Group

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In May 2021, Italia News Online, a magazine owned by Atlanis srl, announced a content distribution agreement with China Media Group (中央廣播電視總台), China’s state broadcaster under direct control of the Chinese Communist Party’s Central Propaganda Department. The deal allows Italia News Online to distribute Italian-language productions from CGTN (中國環球電視網), CMG’s international English-language news channel, through its website and social media channels. According to the announcement, the content focuses on promoting cultural and socio-economic exchanges between Italy and China. 

Il Sole 24 Ore and Economic Daily Signed a Cooperation Agreement

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On March 20, 2019, the state-run Economic Daily (經濟日報) and Italian business newspaper Il Sole 24 Ore signed a cooperation agreement in Rome to collaborate on a segment called”Focus on China: China Economic Special” (聚焦中國·中國經濟特刊) to be published in Il Sole 24 Ore. The collaboration subsequently drew sharp criticism when Il Sole 24 Ore journalists denounced the publication of four-page advertorials as “pure propaganda” that promoted Chinese investment opportunities without transparent disclosure. Staff characterized the content as placing their newspaper “at the disposal of an economic system and a State” lacking democratic freedoms, calling the styling “highly ambiguous” and the recurrence “aggravating recidivism.” The Economic Daily is a central-level CCP newspaper directly under the Central Propaganda Department.

Confindustria

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The General Confederation of Italian Industry (Confederazione Generale dell’Industria Italiana), commonly known as Confindustria, is Italy’s leading business federation representing small, medium, and large enterprises, founded in 1910. The association comprises 222 member organizations representing over 150,000 companies employing approximately 5.4 million people across Italy. As a private and autonomous chamber of commerce, Confindustria advocates for policies supporting Italian economic growth while providing services to its voluntary membership. The organization is a member of the International Organisation of Employers (IOE) and plays a significant role in shaping Italy’s business landscape and economic policy. 

China Greece Cultural Media Group

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China Greece Cultural Media Group (中希文化傳媒集團) is a cross-platform media organization established in 2016 and based in Greece. The group operates China Greece Times (中希時報), a bilingual newspaper founded in 2005, and the web portal www.cgw.gr. Its platforms include WeChat accounts, mobile applications, video content, and international social media channels. As of 2023, Wang Peng (汪鹏), who also serves as the chairman of the Greece-China Alliance for the Promotion of Peaceful National Reunification (希臘中國和平統一促進會), an organization linked to the United Front Work Department of the CCP — serves as editor-in-chief. Wang was a co-founder of the China Greece Times in 2005, three years after he arrived in Greece for studies. In a post to the official website of the United Front Work Department in October 2022, Wang praised the 20th National Congress of the CCP as “an extremely important meeting convened at a critical moment as we embark on a new journey of comprehensively building a modern socialist country.” The meeting, he said, had concerned “the continuation and development of the Party and national endeavors, the future and destiny of socialism with Chinese characteristics, and the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation.” The organization has collaborated with a number of institutions, including the Chinese government-linked Athens China Cultural Center (雅典中国文化中心) and major Chinese enterprises on cultural events, exhibitions, and festivals promoting Chinese culture in Greece. The media group claims to serve as “a bridge” between Chinese and Greek communities and reaches Greek government, parliament, diplomatic institutions, and business leaders.

China Global Television Network (CGTN)

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China Global Television Network or CGTN ( 中國環球電視網) is an international media organization launched on December 31, 2016, by the state-run China Central Television (CCTV), and with subsequent institutional restructuring in 2018 brought under the China Media Group (中央廣播電視總台), which operates under the CCP’s Central Propaganda Department. Headquartered in Beijing with production centers in Nairobi, Washington D.C., and London, CGTN serves as a key component of China’s efforts to expand its global media influence, part of what officials have described as building a “world-class” media presence to compete with Western outlets. The network operates multiple language channels, including English, Arabic, French, Spanish, and Russian, distributing content through television, online platforms, and social media to audiences in more than 160 countries and regions. CGTN also includes the video news agency Global Video News Agency (環球國際視訊通訊社).